Purpose: These changes implement within I-601 fee
increases for the following rule sections: WAC 246-329-990
Child birth centers, 246-337-990 Residential treatment
facilities, 246-360-990 Transient accommodations, and
246-380-990 State institutional survey. The fee increases
will allow these programs to continue their current level of
public health activities such as licensing, surveys and
complaint investigations during fiscal year 2007.

(a) The department has received an application but has
not conducted an on-site survey or provided technical
assistance. The department shall refund two-thirds of the
fees paid, less a fifty dollar processing fee;

(b) The department has received an application and has
conducted an on-site survey or provided technical assistance.
The department shall refund one-third of the fees paid, less a
fifty dollar processing fee.

(2) The department will not refund fees paid by the
applicant if:

(a) The department has conducted more than one on-site
visit for any purpose;

(b) One year has elapsed since the department received an
initial licensure application, and the department has not
issued a license because the applicant failed to complete
requirements for licensure; or

(c) The amount to be refunded as calculated by subsection
(1)(a) or (b) of this section is ten dollars or less.

(b) A late fee of ((fifty-two)) fifty-four dollars and
((ninety)) sixty cents, in addition to the full license
renewal fee, if the full license renewal fee is not received
by the department on the expiration date (see RCW 70.62.260);

(c) An additional fee of ((fifty-two)) fifty-four dollars
and ((ninety)) sixty cents for an amended license due to
changing the number of lodging units or the name of the
transient accommodation.

(2) The department shall refund fees paid by the
applicant for initial licensure as follows:

(a) If an application has been received but no on-site
survey or technical assistance has been performed by the
department, two-thirds of the fees paid, less a fifty dollar
processing fee.

(b) If an application has been received and an on-site
survey or technical assistance has been performed by the
department, one-third of the fees paid, less a fifty dollar
processing fee.

(c) No fees paid by the applicant will be refunded if any
of the following applies:

(i) More than one on-site visit for any purpose has been
performed by the department;

(ii) One year has elapsed since an initial licensure
application is received by the department, but no license is
issued because applicant failed to complete requirements for
licensure; or

(iii) The amount to be refunded as calculated by (a) or
(b) of this subsection is ten dollars or less.

WAC 246-380-990
Fees.
An annual health and sanitation
survey fee for community colleges, ferries, and other state of
Washington institutions and facilities shall be assessed as
follows:

Fee

(1) Food Service

(a)

As defined in WAC 246-215-011(12) food service
establishments or
concessions in community
colleges, ferries, or any other
state of Washington facility
preparing potentially
hazardous foods. This shall
include dockside food
establishments directly
providing food for the
Washington state ferry
system.

$((583.60))

603.30

(b)

Food service establishments
or concessions that do not
prepare potentially hazardous
foods.

$((292.80))

302.60

(c)

The health and sanitation
survey fee referenced in
subsection (a) and (b) of this
section may be waived
provided there is an
agreement between the
department of health and the
local jurisdictional health
agency for the local health
agency to conduct the food
service establishments
surveys.

(2) State institutions or facilities.

(a)

Institutions or facilities
operating a food service:
The annual fee shall be nine
dollars and ((twenty-five))
fifty cents times the
population count plus ((five
hundred eighty-three)) six
hundred three dollars and
((sixty)) thirty cents. The
population count shall mean
the average daily population
for the past twelve months
(January through December).

(b)

Institutions or facilities that
do not operate a food
service: The annual fee shall
be nine dollars and
((twenty-five)) fifty cents
times the population count.

(c)

The population count for a
new institution shall mean
the average projected daily
population for the first twelve
months of operation.